The Way Things Are

Track 8 on When The Pawn Hits The Conflicts He Thinks Like A King What He Knows Throws The Blows When He Goes To The Fight And He’ll Win The Whole Thing ’Fore He Enters The Ring There’s No Body To Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold You

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Jon Brion

Nov. 9, 19991 viewer39.9K views

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The Way Things Are Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wouldn't know what to do with another chance
If you gave it to me
I couldn't take the embrace of a real romance
It'd race right through me

[Refrain]
I'm much better off the way things are
Much much better off, better by far, by far

[Verse 2]
I wouldn't know what to say to a gentle voice
It'd roll right past me
And if you chalk it up you'll see I don't really have a choice
So don't even ask me

[Refrain]
I'm much better off, the way things are
Much much better off, better by far, by far

[Chorus]
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be able to move on

[Bridge]
How can I fight, when we're on the same side?
How can I fight beside you?

[Chorus]
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be able to move on

[Chorus]
Keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be able to move on

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While performing the song live in 2006, Fiona gave a monologue before she started singing:

Figuring that, statistically, there’s gotta be somebody out there or many people out there that has somebody in their life who appears outwardly to be very very good and very devoted to you, but then when they’ve got you alone and really quietly they like whisper the worst things in the world to you and everybody thinks they’re the nicest person in the world… This song is… my big step in getting rid of that person… The only way that I could really deal with that was to write this song about… how great things are because this is exactly what I need.